Baggage-carrying attachment.



W. J, BATGHELOR. BAGGAGE CARRYING ATTACHMENT. 'ABPLIOATIOK FILED JULY 6, 1909.

Patented June 4, 1912.

w j W7 BAGGAGE CABRYING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June a, 912.

Application filed July 6, 1909. Serial No. 506,237.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that'I, WILLIAM J. Ba'rorrnnor, a subject of the King of Great Britain,

' residing at Boston, in the county of Sufidlk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baggage-Carrying Attachments, of which the following 1s a specification, reference be:

ing had therein to the accompanying drawmg.

My invention relates to improvements in I baggage carrying attachments, in which means is provided for aiding in carrying baggage. The object of the inventlon 18 to provide an attachment which is compact and which may be readily attached to any suit case, valise, satchel or trunk.

The invention consists in the combination of elements and in certain parts of novel construction included therein, in order to obtain the desired result. g

A full understanding of my invent-ion can best be given by a detailed description of a preferred construction embodylng the vanous features of my invention, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing such preferred construction. The features forming the invention willthen be specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the aocompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved baggage carrying attachment, partly in section, attached to a suit case and showing the attachment in operative position. ig. 2 is an end view of a dress suit case and the attachment. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the attachment attached to a suit case partly in section showing the attachment in its inoperative position. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the attachment on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the attachment on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. V Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modification of the attachment in operative position. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the modified form in its inoperative position. Fig. 8 is a perspective of the sliding collar and the receiving and holding members.

Latitude is allowed herein as to details, since they may be varied or changed at will without departing from the spirit of my invent-ion and the same will nevertheless remain intact and be protected.

Corresponding and like-.parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the figures of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the drawings, l'is a suit case, having Y attached thereto at one of its ends a Wheel 2 mounted in a forked member 4. A rod '5 is attached to the forked member 4 and moves freely in a bracket Gattached to the suit case. The forked member 4 is provided on each side with an extended portion 3, having its upper edges atright angles to the'sides of-the forked member 4 and adapted to aid in holding the attachment firmly in position and to serve also as a mud guard. A handle '8, whichslides in a "tube 9 inside, the suit-case, is placed in the opposite corner of the suit case. The rod 5 is provided .preferably with a square portion 10 located above and adjacent to the extended portion 3 and a loose or sliding'collar 11 having ears 12. The cars 12 are adapted to enter receiving and holding members 14 in a plate 15, and the sliding collar 11 is adapted to slide freely upon the rod 5 and, when in its operative position, to fit over the square Portion 10, and thus, when the wheel 2 and the rod 5 are drawn down and turned and the square portion 10 of the rod 5 is inserted in the Y sliding collar 11 and the cars 12 of the sliding collar 11 are pushed into the receiving and holding members 14, the rod 5 and the parts attached thereto are then held in a fixed position. The rod 5 is preferably of such form that it can be read ly turned in the sliding collar 11. The base portion 10 and the sliding collar 11 are preferably tachment when not in use is adapted to lie perfectly flat on one end of the suit case and the brackets 6 and 7, as shown in Fig. 7. A

thumb screw 21 serves tovhold the rod 5 in position. The tube 9 with the sliding handle 8 may be placed either inside or outside the suit case. When the attachment is inclosed in a false end of a suit case it is preferable to provide spring plates 18 below and above openings 19 in the base of the false end 17 of the suit case. If the modified form of the attachment/is used, spring plates above and below the attachment in a false end, it is preferable also to provide. V

In operation the wheel 2 and the rod 5 of the attachment are drawn down and then turned, so that the wheel 2 and the extended portion 3 are at right angles with the end of the suit case. The sliding collar 11 is then pushed over the square base portion of the rod 5 and the ears 12 of the sliding collar 11 are at the same time inserted in the receiving and holding members 14, and .the

attachment is then held firmly in a fixed position. In order to close the attachment the sliding collar 11 is pushed upward, the

ears 12 are Withdrawn thereby from the receiving and holding members 14, so that the rod and wheel are free to be turned. The

wheel 2 and the rod 5 are then turned and pushed upward, the end of the rod with the stud 16 passing through the clamp 20, which holds the rod and the attachment in their inoperative position, and the wheel 2 and the extended portion 3 lying flat upon the end of the suit case.

It is to be understood that my invention is not limited to the specific details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, but that said details may be varied in the practical carrying out of my invention.

It is also to be understood that the combinations specifically set forth in the several claims are intended to be separately claimed without limitation to the use in connection therewith of other features and details of construction illustrated.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent rod movably mounted on a suit case or trunk, a wheel attached thereto, a sliding collar mounted on said rod provided with erally extendin receive and hold the said laterally extending ears.

2. In a baggage carrying attachment, a rod movably mounted on a. suit case or trunk and having a square base portion, a wheel attached thereto, a sliding collar mounted on the said rod provided with latears and adapted to slide over the said base portionand cooperate with the said square base portion in holding the wheel in operative posltion and preventing the rod from turning out of position, and a plate attached to the said suit case or trunk having receiving and holding memhers,- into which the said laterally extending ears'of the'said sliding collar are adapted to slide and hold the parts securely in position.

3. In a baggage carrying attachment, a rod movably mounted on a suit case or .t-runk, a wheel attached thereto, a sliding collar mounted on the said rod and provided with laterally extending cars, a plate having receiving and holding members into which the ears of the said sliding collar slide and rest, a clamp adapted to hold the said rod in its inoperative position, and a square base portion mtegral with the said rod and adapted to cotiperate with the said sliding collar in locking the wheel in its operative position. x

4. In a baggage carrying attachment, the combination with .a suit case,"trunk and the like, of a rod movably mounted thereon, a wheel attached thereto, the said rod having a square portion adjacent tothe said wheel, a bracket adapted to act as a guide way for the said rod, a sliding collar mounted on the said rod and adapted to slide and fit over the said square portion, laterally extending ears upon the said collar, and a plate attached to the said suit case or trunk having receiving and holding members adapted to receive and hold the said laterally extending ears. 7

5. In a baggage carrying attachment, the combination with a suit case, trunk and the like, of a false end integral therewith, a rod movably mounted therein, a wheel attached thereto, the said rod having a square portion adjacent to the said wheel, a bracket adapted to act as a guide way for the said rod, a stud on the free end of the said rod and above the said bracket, a sliding collar mounted on.the said rod and adapted to slide and fit over the said square portion, laterally extending ears upon the said collar, and a plate having receiving and hold- 1. In a baggage carrylng attachment, a

ing members adaptedto receive and hold the said laterally extending ears.

' 6. In abaggage carrying attachment,a rod movably mounted on a suit case or trunk, a

wheel attached thereto, the said rod having said rod and preventing it from sliding out a, base portion ad'acent to the said wheel of position, when in operative position. 10 different in form rom the main portion of In testimony whereof I afix my signature the said rod, a bracket adapted to cooperate in presence of two witnesses.

therewith in looking the said rod in a fixed WILLIAM J. BATCHELOR. position, a bracket adapted to act as a guide Witnesses: V way for the said rod, and means cooperat- MATI'HEW A. CAsE,

ing with the said bracket for fastening the ETHEL M. Poms. 

